Allianz Milan introduces itself and aims high
Allianz Milan, presented the new team
The new roster of the Allianz Milan 2024/2025 è was presented in the morning at the Allianz Tower, headquarters of the insurance-financial group that è title sponsor of the men's volleyball men's team.
The new Allianz Milano of President Lucio Fusaro, which closed last season with a third place in SuperLega and a historic Champions League qualification, is now ready to travel not only through Italy, but throughout Europe in the main continental tournament. Hence the claim of the new season "We Power on the road".
The team è was assembled as usual between spring and summer by sports director Fabio Lini, and è ready to be forged by the confirmed technical staff led by coach Roberto Piazza with Nicola Daldello assistant. Seven new arrivals for as many departures. Six confirmations of great depth.
Among the newcomers is Davide Gardini, son of art, setter, last year in Padua, raised in Club Italia and with a season of experience also in the States. Then, Edoardo Caneschi, a center from Arezzo who grew up in Club Italia and has walled for Piacenza the past three seasons. From Cuneo, libero Matteo Staforini, a Bergamo native who grew up in the Diavoli and is already in the Allianz Milano jersey from 2020 to 2022. Finally, opposite Tommaso Barotto 212 centimeters of power and already a series of international successes on his broad shoulders. Last year he played in A2 in Porto Viero, he too è grew up in Diavoli Powervolley from this year Allianz Diavoli Powervolley. Three new foreigners from three continents to confirm Allianz Milano among the multinationals of SuperLega Credem Banca. Arriving under the Madonnina, recommended by a certain Ishikawa, Tatsunori Otsuka, a young Japanese setter among the pivots of the Japanese national team, at his first European experience, arrives from the Panasonic Panthers. Also making his Italian league debut is Canadian center Jordan Schnitzer, a great jumper last year in France with Saint-Nazaire. Coming from France, with the Olympic champion medal around his neck, is also the last new foreigner in the Allianz Milano house, he is Yacine Louati, who after the experience in Poland in Asseco Resovia has chosen to return to Italy where he was already appreciated in Padua and Monza.
Completing a roster of the highest level are the six confirmations from last season. Starting with the young diagonal with the blue Paolo Porro as director and the Belgian opposite Ferre Reggers revelation of the last SuperLega. Also confirmed the’other blue, Damiano Catania in the role of libero. They are two, the senators that the public not only of Milan has come to admire for what they have done on and off the court, we are talking about the captain Matteo Piano in the center and the setter Matey Kaziyski, both flags of the sport at the international level. After the last fine season, serving as Porro’s deputy, ready to take over with Barotto in the double change here is Nicola Zonta. Seventh man on the court, the Allianz Cloud crowd, ready to ignite and push the team in the championship, Italian Cup and Champions.
